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[Title] => GMA demands apology from US over FBI harassment
[Summary] => President Arroyo demanded yesterday an apology and an explanation from the United States government on the alleged harassment of 30 Filipino telecommunications executives by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The President took up the cudgels for the Filipino executives who were served subpoenas over the weekend by FBI officials in Honolulu to compel them to testify before a grand jury this week in relation to the ongoing investigation on the rate dispute between Philippine telecom companies and American carriers.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-14 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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[Title] => DFA hits FBI harassment
[Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) decried yesterday the action of the United States Justice Department in serving subpoenas to 30 Filipino telecommunications executives attending the Pacific Telecom Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => PLDT opens up network to US carrier Sprint Communications
[Summary] => Telecom giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) has fully opened up its network to US carrier Sprint Communications in compliance with the Philippine government’s directive to speed up the resolution of rates disputes between local and US carriers.
Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT senior vice president and head of the international and carrier business group, said PLDT has now fully unblocked all circuits connecting the PLDT network to the Sprint network.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => NEC to pursue $237-M claim vs Digitel
[Summary] => NEC Philippines Inc. said yesterday it will vigorously pursue its claim before the international arbitration court against Gokongwei-owned Digital Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (Digitel) for the payment of $237 million in unpaid equipment.
Company president Yoshifumi Matsubara said that they are also demanding that JG Summit Holdings, Inc., parent company of Digitel, step into the shoes of its subsidiary and settle 57 percent of the outstanding debt of Digitel to NEC which JG Summit has guaranteed.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-02 00:00:00
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[Title] => NTC sets probe of Sky-Home Cable merger
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is set to investigate whether or not SkyCable and Home Cable secured the required permits from government before they merged operations under the holding company Beyond Cable.
This, as the regulatory agency revealed that it is considering the issuance of rules prohibiting the creation of monopolies in the cable television industry.
NTC Commissioner Armi Jane Borje told The STAR that under the law, SkyCable and Home Cable need to secure the approval of the commission before they can merge.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-22 00:00:00
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[Title] => House urged to fasttrack new separation standard for FM radio
[Summary] => The House of Representatives is urging the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to fasttrack the adoption of a new separation standard for FM radio in the country and pave the way for the opening of the radio industry to more players.
Rep. Joseph Santiago, vice chairman of the House committee on transportation and communications and a former NTC commissioner, said at a recent hearing that the migration from a standard of 800 kilohertz to 400 kHz will solve the problem of how to accommodate new players in the FM radio industry.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => NTC to telcos: Reject calls from US carriers
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) branded yesterday the order issued by the international bureau of the US Federal Communications Commission ...
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[Title] => Media One test broadcast postponed
[Summary] => The controversy over opening up FM radio to new entrants remained unresolved when the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) failed to supervise a test broadcast by upstart broadcasting firm Media One Broadcating Co., Inc. (Media One) as ordered by the House of Representatives last week.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-03 00:00:00
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[Title] => Narrower FM band spacing poses increased aviation hazard — KBP
[Summary] => The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) has put the National Communications Commission (NTC) on notice that reducing the frequency separation of FM stations in Metro Manila from 800 Khz to 400 Khz will seriously compromise aviation safety in the country.
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